Born 19 Feb 1848, Sherbourne, Dorset; son of William Guise Brittan and Louisa Brittan, arriving with them and other family members on the `Sir George Seymour' in Dec 1850. Clergyman, St Mary the Virgin, Addington and St Paul's, Papanui (both part of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch), teacher Christ's College. Member of Anglican General Synod, Christchurch, 1898. Died Christchurch 13 Sep 1945.
Brittan, Frederick George (Rev), 1848-1945
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People in the news - New Zealand and overseas
Date: [ca 1927-1951]
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Reference: PAColl-0785-1-199
Description: Photographs taken for publication in the New Zealand Free Lance, late 1920s-1950s. New Zealand people in the news - Campbell Island meteorological station personnel; Watkins family of Hastings (champions in three sports), 1939; Hon W E Parry & Hon Walter Nash at celebrations to mark Lower Hutt becoming at city in 1941; Bishop Cherrington, Rev G H Scurr & Rev L K Collins, 1931; Captain S G Stringer, 1927; Colonel A W Orsborn & family; Mrs Ellingham of Dannevirke; Mrs Basilia Schulte-Baeuminghaus & daughter Ira (of Bavaria); Len Hodge (Canterbury junior diving champion) with John McCormack, USA; MPs J A McL Roy, T L MacDonald & A S Sutherland, 1949; John Smith (pilot instructor), 1937. Photographs relating to the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Phillip, 1947 Photograph of Mr B Lusk (solicitor), Mrs Bayley, Mr R E Fawcett (solicitor) and Mrs Bayley's father, T Palmer arriving at the Supreme Court Auckland during the trial of William Alfred Bayley, who was charged with the murder of S P Lakey and his wife at Ruawao, May 1934. Jubilee Exhibition of Canterbury College of Art - Former directors examining a portrait by R Wallwork of Robert Herdman Smith (director of the Art School in 1905). Directors are Gordon H Elliott, Frederick Gurnsey, Archibald F Nicoll and R Wallwork. Archibald F Nicholl painting the portrait of George Harper, 1932; Frank Callaway (Director of King Edward Technical College); Colonel A W Orsborn, new Chief Secretary for Salvation Army in New Zealand, & family, 1933; Canterbury pioneers at Bridle Path Memorial Service - John Chapman, Rev F G Brittan, Richard Evans, 1939. Wynne Smith, song-writer; group photograph of Brigade Commander & Commanding Officers and staff of 6th Infantry Brigade NZEF, 1940 (named on verso); nurses at Waiouru Camp Hospital (named on verso), 1951; Officers and staff of Waiouru military camp, 1951 (named on verso); Senior officers of Dental Services at Burnham (Lt-Col W M Ford, Lt G W Stanley & Major E B Reilly), 1950; Grant-Dalton Trophy awarded to Wellington (No 2) Squadron in 1950 - Leading Aircraftman W M Whitehead with Squadron Leader Oldfield & Group Captain F R Dix; Miss Kane, Mrs Burrell, Mrs Ross & Mr Duckworth Barker UNESCO at Pan-Pacific Conference; group photograph of members of the council of the New Zealand Educational Institute at the annual conference held in Dunedin, 1948 (named on verso); family group photo taken at Hope Gibbons Golden Wedding, 1931. Group photo of Mr A G Harper, Mr & Mrs H B Burdekin, Sir Howard & Lady Kippenberger, General Young, Mr & Mrs W S Lett. Two photographs relating to lighthouse on Portland Island, off Mahia Peninsula (article in NZ Free Lance, 12 Apr 1950, p 17); eight photos and undated letter about life of a New Zealander who married the lighthouse keeper at Pine Islet, Queensland, Australia. Overseas people in the news - John Foster Dulles, President Truman's special representative & Herbert Morrison, Foreign Secretary, 1951; Harold MacMillan, Oliver Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, General Lord Ismay, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, and Lord Leathers, Secretary of State for the Co-ordination of Transport etc; Anthony Eden and others, 1951; Price & Princess Paul of Serbia & baby son; General Eisenhower; Earl Haig; Gladys Cooper & Sir Neville Pearson; group at christening of Sally, daughter of Sir Neville & Lady Pearson (Gladys Cooper); Marshall Tito at Centotaph in Whitehall, 1953; Flight-Lieut George Stainforth; Auriol family; aerial view of Singapore showing Raffles Museum & Library, 1950; Dr Otto Schmidt, 1937; Ruling princes of India in London; Dutch swimmers G Galliard & Irma Schumacher, 1951; Major `Wid' Watson (famous jungle fighter), 1944; Korean internees return to Britain, 1953. Quantity: 64 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints
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[St Paul's Church (Papanui)] :Peal of bells at Papanui. "Press", July 28th 1880.
Date: 1880
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: Eph-C-RELIGION-Anglican-1880-01
Description: Shows text extract from the "Press" newspaper of 28 July, recounting the ringing of a set of bells donated to St Paul's Papanui, by Mr J T Matson, a Papanui resident. Mentions the reinforcement of the church, carried out by Mr Godfrey of Papanui. Quotes an address emblazoned on parchment and presented to Mr J T Matson, Springfield, from the incumbent Mr F G Brittan, and the churchwardens, William Norman and Charles Jennings. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) stuck into brochure.. Physical Description: Letterpress on silk banner, 470 x 105 mm.
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Williams, Nigel (Canon) :One photograph of Anglican General Synod, Christchurch, 1898
Date: 1898
By: Williams, Nigel, 1901-1980
Reference: PAColl-3384
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) in one envelope. Physical Description: Photoprint 264 x 370mm Processing information: From loose prints series ("B" sequence)